Nehemiah

Nehemiah 13:28–29

²⁸Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.

²⁹Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.

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Nehemiah 13:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even one of the sons	וּמִבְּנֵ֨י	ū·mib·bə·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Jehoiada	יוֹיָדָ֤ע	yō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3111 Jojada
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Eliashib	אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙	’el·yā·šîḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H475 Eljashib
the high	הַגָּד֔וֹל	hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֣ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
had become a son-in-law	חָתָ֖ן	ḥā·ṯān	Noun - masculine singular	H2860 daughter's husband, bride-groom
to Sanballat	לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט	lə·san·ḇal·laṭ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5571 Sanballat
the Horonite	הַחֹרֹנִ֑י	ha·ḥō·rō·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2772 Choronite
Therefore I drove him away	וָאַבְרִיחֵ֖הוּ	wā·’aḇ·rî·ḥê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from me	מֵעָלָֽי׃	mê·‘ā·lāy	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H5921 height

Nehemiah 13:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Remember	זָכְרָ֥ה	zā·ḵə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2142 remember
them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
O my God	אֱלֹהָ֑י	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
because	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
they have defiled	גָּאֳלֵ֣י	gā·’o·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1352 defiling, defilement
the priesthood	הַכְּהֻנָּ֔ה	hak·kə·hun·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3550 priesthood
and the covenant	וּבְרִ֥ית	ū·ḇə·rîṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the priesthood	הַכְּהֻנָּ֖ה	hak·kə·hun·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3550 priesthood
and of the Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite

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Nehemiah 13:28 Nehemiah 2:19 · Nehemiah 2:10 · Nehemiah 3:1 · Nehemiah 6:17–19 · Nehemiah 12:22 · Nehemiah 12:10

Nehemiah 13:29 Nehemiah 6:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.